* Moscow is seeing surge in Covid-19 cases that authorities blame on Delta variant
* Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said variant represents 90% of new infections
* Steep rise in cases has meant officials are urging vaccine-sceptical Russians to get innoculated
Moscow on Sunday recorded 144 Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the worst toll in a Russian city since the start of the pandemic, according to official data.
The capital is seeing a surge in infections that authorities blame on the highly transmissible Delta variant and slow progress on the vaccination drive, with 6,723 new cases recorded on Sunday.
Moscow has been the national epicentre of the pandemic and some 2,000 people are hospitalized daily because of the virus there, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said late on Saturday in televised remarks.
'We have mobilized 20,000 beds and 14,000 of them are currently filled,' he said. 'That's a lot.'
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More News On The Covid-19 Pandemic In Russia
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Moscow records all-time high of 114 COVID-19 daily deaths -- TASS
Moscow's Daily Death Toll From COVID-19 Surpasses 100 For First Time Amid New Wave -- RFE
Russia reports highest COVID-19 death toll this year -- Euronews/AFP
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